Unspecified over Saint-Chamond, Rhône-Alpes · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 03 octobre 1983 dans la soirée, deux témoins vont apercevoir durant quelques secondes un objet lumineux en forme de cercle. Cet objet se déplaçait rapidement en ligne droite dans un axe nord-sud en décrivant des spirales. Il a disparu brusquement sans laisser de trace. Aucune autre information n'a pu être recueuillie sur ce phénomène. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1983-10-00999). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1983-09-30 → 1983-10-17
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